Lyon County Commissioner Hunewill, 61, dies

Lyon County Commissioner Greg Hunewill died Monday at Carson Tahoe Hospital. Hunewill, 61, had been battling health issues since January.

Hunewill was elected to the county commission in 2014 and ran unopposed in 2018. He served in District 5 (Yerington, Mason Valley and Smith Valley). Hunewill served on the board of directors for the Nevada Association of Counties (NAC) and represented Lyon County at the Mason and Smith Valley conservation districts and the Walker River Irrigation District. Prior to serving on the board of commissioners Hunewill served as a member of the Smith Valley Advisory Board.

“Commissioner Hunewill was not only a commissioner that cared deeply about Lyon county but was also someone I considered a friend. I’m going to miss him greatly moving forward,” Chairman Bob Hastings said. “He just went about doing his business and was very quiet about it, but he just did his thing. He was a very good guy.”

Hunewill was raised in Mason and Smith valleys and attended Smith Valley Schools. He co-owned the Mason Valley Country Club in Yerington, managed his family alfalfa ranch, and became co-owner of Hunewill Construction Company. He was a past Smith Valley 4-H Community Club co-leader and served on the Mason Valley Chamber of Commerce Board, Smith Valley Fire District, South Lyon County Hospital District Board of Trustees, chairman of the Lyon County Republican Central Committee, Smith Valley Advisory Board, Yerington Rotary and Smith Valley Rotary.

Gov. Sisolak will be tasked with appointing his replacement with someone from the same political party as Hunewill, County Manager Jeff Page said. Hunewill was a registered Republican.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Hunewill family and Commissioner Hunewill’s friends,” Page said. “He will truly be missed. His patience, thoughtfulness and attention to detail will be hard to replace.”